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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 11, 2010

High Court Weighs Merits of Habeas Case

Two prominent members of the Los Angeles criminal bar make debut Supreme Court appearances in case.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Two prominent members of Los Angeles' criminal bar made debut appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday during arguments over an appellate court's decision granting a death row inmate habeas relief.


James W. Bilderback II, the supervising deputy attorney general in Los Angeles, argued the court should strike down a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling because the inm...

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